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From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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> Think this guy included *BSD, Linux, or even SCO shipments?

Nope.  And in fact BSD/Linux/SCO/Intel Solaris systems probably get 
counted as "Wintel" if they go onto shrinkwrap hardware due to the good 
ol' OEM licensing scheme that MS use.

>  Or was he
> just counting "boxes" from the big UNIX guys?  And, exactly what is
> UNIX?  Should the millions of licenses for VxWorks, QNX, LynxOS, and
> other UNIX-like embedded systems count?

It's almost certain that this posting was either a troll or someone 
trying to angle things to their advantage.

mike